The video takes us to ancient times; Li Er transforms into the Tongtian Emperor of Shu Han.

"A military coup?"

"Li Er, there is still some gap between us."

Zhu Di shook his head helplessly.

The situation between Li Er and him was completely opposite.

This empire was conquered by Li Er, so naturally it cannot be given to whomever Li Yuan wants.

So after the Xuanwu Gate Incident, apart from the change of the crown prince and the deaths of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, it seemed that nothing had changed.

All the civil and military officials calmly accepted this result.

The problem is, this approach wouldn't work if it were applied to Zhu Di.

The biggest difference is that the country was conquered by Zhu Yuanzhang, so he could give the throne to whomever he wanted.

Even if Zhu Di was dissatisfied, no one was willing to go crazy with him.

"And I also know exactly what he's struggling with."

“In my father’s eyes, his only real family members are my mother and my older brother.”

“Even though my eldest brother not only died young due to overwork, but his eldest son Zhu Xiong Ying also died young, my father would still prefer to choose one of his remaining children.”

Zhu Di smiled reluctantly.

"If he passes the throne to his elder brother, I will have no objection whatsoever."

“If Zhu Xiong Ying were still alive, I would also wholeheartedly support passing the throne to his eldest grandson. Even if he chose Zhu Yun Tong, it would still be reasonable, since Zhu Yun Tong is the eldest son.”

"But what kind of person is Zhu Yunwen, the one he chose? A son of a concubine! Even if his mother is made the legal wife, in my eyes, he's still just a lowly son of a concubine!"

His tone grew increasingly angry.

Zhu Biao was unable to refute Zhu Di's words during the Hongwu era.

He also couldn't understand why his father would choose his illegitimate son instead of his fourth brother.

"If that's the case..."

Liu Bang thought about it.

"Qin Shi Huang, Tang Taizong, Song Taizu, plus Zhu Yuanzhang, the Ming Taizu, the four of them couldn't even come up with a crown prince to inherit the throne. Is this just a matter of fate?"

Even he himself was the same.

She also struggled for a long time between Liu Ying and Liu Ruyi.

It seems that every founding emperor has to go through this process when choosing a successor.

If they cannot survive, they will perish after only two generations, just like Qin Shi Huang.

"So who can understand why this is?"

Li Er was also puzzled.

Liu Bang's summary was correct, but he couldn't understand why it was like this.

"Either they have too high expectations for their successor, like Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Taizong of Tang, or they are indecisive and find it difficult to make a decision, like Emperor Taizu of Song, or they value family ties too much, so much so that they would rather choose a grandson from a concubine than a son from the legitimate family."

Everyone has their own flaws.

Even someone as insightful as Liu Bang would struggle with the choice of who should be his heir.

If one had to explain it, it would probably be that they were able to build their empire single-handedly, making them exceptional individuals, and naturally they hoped their successors would be equally outstanding.

Of course, this excludes Ying Zheng, who clearly knew that if the successor was not good enough, then let alone continuing the Qin Dynasty for thousands of generations, it would probably be difficult even for two generations.

"Looking at it this way, it's not really a problem that my father chose Zhu Yunwen."

It was simply a mistake that every founding emperor makes.

not to mention……

Zhu Di thought about it and realized that Old Zhu had left him a backup plan from the very beginning.

Fengtian Jingnan!

If you really think about it, isn't this just a blatant, overt sword of Damocles left for him?

Whether Zhu Yunwen reduced the power of the princes or not, if he made a mistake, the sword of Fengtian Jingnan could be used!

Thinking about it that way, I don't seem so angry anymore.

"There are some problems too. Preferring to elevate a concubine to the position of crown prince is somewhat problematic."

"After he succeeds in the challenge, I really want to ask him what kind of mindset he had when deciding on the choice of the crown prince."

Although Zhao Kuangyin also acknowledged Zhu's achievements, he would never give up a chance to mock him!

"To be honest, Zhao Heizi, I think you are the least qualified to mock me."

Liu Bang was somewhat speechless.

At least they were laughing at each other for being fifty paces worse than a hundred paces worse; I've never heard of someone laughing at someone for being a hundred paces worse than a fifty pace.

Even if Zhu Yuanzhang was confused, he still decided on a successor.

What about you?

Zhao Kuangyin: "..."

So angry!

But what he said made perfect sense!

"Forget it, there's really nothing to mock. Everyone has seen that this country was built by Zhu himself, so naturally he can give it to whomever he wants."

As soon as Li Er uttered these words, the image of Zhu Yuanzhang ascending the throne in the sky suddenly vanished, replaced by written words.

In the first year of the Hongwu reign, Zhu Yuanzhang proclaimed himself emperor in Nanjing. He then bestowed titles of duke and marquis upon his generals, and posthumously conferred the title of king upon some of those who had made great contributions and died in battle.

In July of the same year, the Ming army captured Tongzhou and advanced directly towards the Yuan capital, Dadu.

Upon learning the news, Emperor Yuan Shundi hastily led his three concubines, the crown prince, and others through the Jiande Gate to escape from Dadu, heading north to the border and heading straight for Shangdu.

His retreat marked the end of the Mongol Yuan dynasty's rule in the Central Plains.

The Ming army pressed their advantage, pursuing their victory and recapturing all the cities within the Great Wall, including the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun, which had been lost for four hundred years since the Northern Song Dynasty!

"it is good!"

Although it is not hard to tell from Liu Ji's previous words that Zhu De's ultimate goal must be to recover all the lost lands.

But seeing all of this in the captions of the review is even more exciting!

Zhao Kuangyin slammed his hand on the table in front of him.

"Tell me, is it really that difficult to recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun?"

"Did you see that? While driving out the Tartars, Zhu Yuanzhang also took the opportunity to recover all the lost territory."

"And you? How much time did I give you to prepare? Now I ask you again, and you still say that the preparations are not thorough enough and that you are not completely confident."

"Are you trying to imply that I'm useless, or that you're all useless, by repeatedly using the same excuse?"

After the initial excitement, Zhao Kuangyin was filled with anger.

To be precise, it was shame and anger.

If Zhu Yuanzhang had gone through countless fierce battles before barely managing to recover lost territory and reclaim the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun, he could still make excuses and find some justifications for himself.

But what about the facts?

Let alone a fierce battle, even immortals are too lazy to describe the process in detail.

He then proceeded to recapture all the cities within the Great Wall, summarizing the entire matter in a single sentence.

With such ease, what excuse can he possibly give himself?

Seeing that no one dared to utter a sound, Zhao Kuangyin took two deep breaths, and only then did he manage to calm down a little.

But calming down doesn't mean that those below will have an easier time.

"I remember giving you an ultimatum last time, but you joined forces to fob me off, telling me to prioritize the bigger picture."

"In addition, I also wanted to wait until after the autumn harvest, when the national treasury was full, so that I could launch an attack when I had the best chance of success. That's why I let you get away with it."

“Now that autumn has passed and winter is approaching, spring is just around the corner. I know that most of you will use the excuse of spring plowing and sowing to avoid it.”

"But this time, if we do not send troops before the start of summer, my dear ministers, you need not rack your brains to shirk responsibility. I'm making this clear: all six ministers will be executed, and their entire families will be exiled!"